1. Expert Group on HIV/AIDS of NDPHS
Project information
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2. Project status in April, 2008
25 projects ongoing
8 project proposals
9 projects completed
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3. Projects with active participation or close contact of the Group 20. 3
“Controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Barents and Northern Dimension Partnership Programme Regions, Phase II" ( ) Coordination of the Barents HIV/AIDS Programme and support to EG on HIV/AIDS for the ND partnership. Coordination: STAKES, Finland. Approximate budget EUR (3 years). Financier: Finnish Government.
“Further Development of Low Threshold Services in Murmansk and Kantalahti". ( ) Pilot project of the above mentioned programme. Coordination: STAKES and Murmansk Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate budget EUR (3 years). Financier: Finland
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4. "Prevention of HIV infection in the Republic of Karelia in 2007–2009"
"Prevention of HIV infection in the Republic of Karelia in 2007–2009". Coordination: STAKES and Republican AIDS Centre. Approximate budget EURO (3 years). Financier: Finland
"Psychological and social support to HIV infected women in Leningrad Oblast 2007–2009". Coordination: STAKES and Leningrad Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate budget EURO (3 years). Financier: Finland
Development of Low-Threshold-Center activities in the region. Coordination: Latvia. Approximate budget 1.3 ME. Financers: EU, National governments. Time frame July 2006 – July 2009.
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5. Scaling up treatment and care for HIV/AIDS and TB and accelerating prevention within the health system in the Baltic States" WHO/ EURO. Approximate budget: EUR
Strengthening of intersectoral action to fight drug abuse and drug related harm in Murmansk Region 2008 – Coordination: STAKES, Finland. Approximate budget EUR. Financed from the NDPHS project pipeline.
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6. Projects under the umbrella of the EG (Norwegian-Russian)
“Territory of Life. Mobile unit work for prevention of HIV in Murmansk Region” Coordination: Norwegian Institute of Public Health. Approximate budget – NOK. Financier: Norway
“Cross action between STI Clinic in Archangelsk and Olafia Clinic in Oslo”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget: NOK. Financier: Norway
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7. 3. “Only for you”, the ConTact Bus- Murmansk Region
3. “Only for you”, the ConTact Bus- Murmansk Region. Coordination: Norway and Murmansk Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate Budget USD
Youth education Program - HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse - Murmansk region" Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget - NOK
5. “The ConTact Bus – Arkhangelsk Region”. Coordination: Norway and Archangelsk Regional AIDS Centre. Approximate Budget: NOK
6. The Clinton HIV/AIDS initiative and Russia. Exchange of Russian and Norwegian clinicians". Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget - NOK
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8. 7. Education program for pedagogical personnel and health specialists in the field of healthy lifestyles and prevention of HIV/AIDS and drug addiction. Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid. Approximate budget NOK. Financier: Norway.
8. Youth peer education in Murmansk related to HIV, STI and communication skills. Coordination: Pertinax Group, Norway. Approximate budget NOK. Financier: Norway.
9. “Love your neighbour”, Archangelsk Region. Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid and NGO Rassvet. Approximate budget ? NOK. Financier: Norway.
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9. 10. Assistance in development of palliative aid in Archangelsk Region
10. Assistance in development of palliative aid in Archangelsk Region. Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid and NGO Rassvet. Approximate budget ? NOK. Financier: Norway.
11. Hospital and home-based palliative care to people living with HIV/AIDS in St. Petersburg" Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid. Approximate budget NOK
12. "Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS and Opportunistic Infections in North-West Russia with particular focus on Capacity and and Capability Building of Partner Consortium and local Government.” Norwegian Church Aid. Appr. Budget NOK. Financier: Norway
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10. 13. "Vera". Development of international network of interaction between organisations dealing with women and adolescents, involved in commercial sex business and trafficking victims. Coordination: Stellit, Russia. Approximate budget NOK.
14. “HIV: to be aware means to live” . Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid and NGO Rassvet. Approximate budget NOK.
15. Youth peer education in Archangelsk related to HIV, STI and communication skills. Budget NOK.
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11. 16. Research project ”Governance of HIV/AIDS prevention in North-West Russia”. Coordination: Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research. Financier: Norway
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12. Projects involving Sweden
“HIV/STI and Drug preventive efforts in Murmansk, Archangelsk and Karelia”. Coordination: Sweden - Noaks Ark Barents. Approximate budget – SEK
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13. Other projects
HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Approximate budget 5,000,000 USD. Financier: UNODC
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14. List of projects under consideration
“Prevention of HIV infection among young people through advocacy, support, development of policies and actions in Murmansk region”. Coordination: Norway. Project proposal.
DanChurchAid "Prevention and Management of HIV/AIDS and Opportunistic Infections in North-West Russia". Project proposal. Partially financed. Financers: Danish sources, Norway. Applied from Finland (prevention activities component)
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15. Educational project “New view”
Educational project “New view”. Coordination: Norwegian Church Aid and “New Beginning”, Murmansk Region. Applied from Norway.
4. Rehabilitation of injecting drug users in East- and West-Viru Counties. Coordination: Estonia. Project proposal
5. Tool Kit for HIV case management and secondary prevention. Coordination: Lithuania. Project proposal
6. Strengthening and integrating intersectoral HIV prevention efforts in Central Europe. Coordination: Poland. Project proposal
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16. Narva – Ivangorod – prevention of HIV among drug users. Project idea
Narva – Ivangorod – prevention of HIV among drug users. Project idea. Waiting for further development.
Development of low threshold services in Leningrad Oblast. Project idea. Waiting for further development.
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17. Completed projects
"AIDS Alarm in North-West Russia". Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget NOK Financer: Norway
"Sexual and reproductive Health of Adolescents in Northwestern Russia" Coordination: Sweden, RFSU. Approximate budget - SEK (1997–2007)
“Workshop of workers in LTC sites for IDUs”. Coordination: National Public Health Institute, Finland. Approximate budget EURO. Financier: Finland
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18. Completed projects 2
Activate patients at Murmansk Municipal HIV/AIDS Centre". Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget NOK Financier: Norway
Controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Barents and Northern Dimension Partnership Programme regions in Coordination: STAKES, Finland. Budget EUR. Financier: Finland.
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19. Completed projects 3
6. "Development of Low Threshold Support Centre in Murmansk region". Pilot project of the above mentioned programme. Coordination: STAKES, Finland. Budget EUR. Financier: Finland
7. "The Bus" for Republican AIDS Centre, Petrozavodsk. Approximate budget NOK. Financier: Norway (Humanitarian Fund of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Maarit)
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20. Completed projects 4
8. Empowerment of Self-help groups in St. Petersburg. Creation of a forum for self-help organizations for HIV+ in St. Petersburg”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget NOK Financier: Norway
9. Youth peer education in St. Petersburg, related to HIV/AIDS, narcomania and life style”. Coordination: Norway. Approximate budget: NOK. Financer: Norway
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